Urban Development Services specializes
in design management and retail economics for commercial revitalization. UDS seeks
to develop approaches that are market driven and encourage
pedestrian oriented development. Urban Development
Services grew naturally out of Scott
Day’s 17 years of experience with the National
Trust's Main Street Center.

Scott Day regularly conducts training
sessions on urban planning issues, architectural restoration,
sales leakage analysis and business recruitment and retention.
Emphasis is on development of existing businesses and ways
to grow these businesses into larger concerns while diversifying
the economic base with recruitment of new, complementary
enterprises.

In addition to working with individual businesses, Scott
Day has also developed design guidelines that facilitate
the development of pedestrian oriented retail districts.
These form-based codes are easier to understand and much
easier to administer than typical style-based design guidelines.
He has worked with Main Street programs in
over forty states representing over 500 different communities.

Special Report:

"Scott Day
was really helpful because [he] commented on the [store's]
name and about how it should convey a more fun, colorful,
kid sound. He also talked about what we could do to
change our windows and that we shouldn't have all of
our bestsellers right as you walk in. As a result,
sales have gone up in the last few months, especially
for toys and books."